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nonnumeric

nonnumeric adjective: not numeric.

Adjective

nonnumeric (not comparable)

  1. Not numeric.
    • It showed that Mr. Bush, who graduated in 1968, had a cumulative grade average of 77 in his first three years at Yale and a similar average under a nonnumeric rating system in his senior year.2005 August 6, The Associated Press, “Kerry Grades Near Bush's While at Yale”, in The New York Times
    • The band played most of “Give Me a Wall” along with a new song with a nonnumeric title: “Don’t Be a Doctor.”2006 November 30, Jon Pareles, “Postpunk Resurrected Anew”, in The New York Times

Origin of nonnumeric

From non- + numeric.

Questions about nonnumeric

What does nonnumeric mean?
Nonnumeric means not numeric.
What part of speech is nonnumeric?
Nonnumeric is an adjective.

Words near nonnumeric in the dictionary

  1. nonnude
  2. nonnull
  3. nonnumbered
  4. nonnumeral
  5. nonnumerals
  6. nonnumeric
  7. nonnumerical
  8. nonnumismatic
  9. nonnurse
  10. nonnurses
  11. nonnursing

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